Day-long curfew in Miran Shah city irks locals

(MENAFN – Tribal News Network) MIRAN SHAH: The security forces on Monday in and around Miran Shah city to ensure safe passage for convoys of security forces through the city.

The political administration said that the curfew would remain imposed since Monday morning till evening 5pm during which no one would be allowed to come out of their homes.

The imposition of curfew has caused immense difficulties to locals as the administration used to impose curfew every Sunday.

The residents complained that they become used to curfews on Sundays but the sudden announcement on Monday have caught them unaware, causing problems to the locals.

Travelers between Bannu and Miran Shah including women, children and elderly people are the worst sufferers.

‘Curfew is being imposed one every Sunday in Miran Shah city but this week it has been imposed on Monday due to unknown reasons causing immense difficulties to locals,’ said Khalid Wazir, a local resident.

Pakistani columnist Farman Nawaz, who previously ran an Urdu Weekly Jirga Bannu, is the editor of The Bannu Times. Nawaz also runs an online newspaper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa News and KAS Research Journal. Nawaz has written English articles for Global Times China , Daily Outlook Afghanistan and several leading English newspapers of Pakistan. He had also worked as a blogger for Express News TV Network website.